100% agree with this.
The problem from the clubs point of view is if Akpom for whatever reason doesn't perform this season, gets injured, loses his confidence, etc...
It's Akpom's best and possibly last chance of a big contract, but it could be the clubs best and possibly last chance of a big fee for him too.
a big contract? we're probably paying him a decent wedge now.. in comparison to what he might get elsewhere. comparable. I think Chuba would want to stay here tbh, young family, breaking records, he's onto a winner. New contract and an uplift with promotion. would not be unreasonable to ask for and would probably blow anyone sniffing around out of the water.
my gut feeling is that it is a purely money orientated decision and the club wants to cash in asap.. otherwise our transfer business may well be done and dusted..
1. Seny Dieng
2. Tommy Smith
3. Rav van den Berg
4. Daniel Barlaser
5. Matt Clarke
6. Dael Fry
7. Hayden Hackney
8. Riley McGree
9. Daniel Nkrumah
10. Morgan Rogers
11. Isaiah Jones
12. Terrell Agyemang
13. Matthew Hoppe
14. Alex Gilbert
15. Anfernee Dijksteel
16. Jonny Howson
17. Paddy McNair
18. Sammy Silvera
19. Josh Coburn
20. Martin Payero
21. Marcus Forss
22. Hayden Coulson
23. Tom Glover
24. Cain Sykes
25. Matt Crooks
26. Darragh Lenihan
27. Sam Collins
28. Finn Cartwright
29. Chuba Akpom
30. Jack Stott
31. Jack Hannah
32. Jamie Jones
33. Bryant Bilongo
I mean.. it would probably have a lot of folks spitting feathers.. but I think it looks pretty shape.
1st XI
---------------Dieng--------------
Smith--Berg--Lenihan--Coulson
--------Howson--Hackney------
----Forss--Akpom--McGree----
---------------Rogers------------
2nd XI
---------------Glover------------
Dijksteel--McNair--Fry--Collins
---------Barlaser--Payero-------
----Jones--Crooks--Silvera-----
--------------Coburn------------
------------------Jones-----------------
Agyemang--Hannah--Clarke--Bilongo
---------------Sykes--Stott--------------
----Matthews--Cartwright--Hoppe----
---------------Nkrumah----------------
You can easily mix and match though injures and suspensions.. a few tweaks here and there.. that looks like a solid squad.
*Missed out Gilbert